Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Wisden Cricketers’ Almanacks,
Football & Sporting Memorabilia

Cricket ties 1970’s-2020’s. Very good selection of almost 200 cricket ties. Ties include commemorative, Club, Cornhill, World Cups, Benefits & Testimonials, Ashes series, Test series, overseas ties, good Yorkshire and Lancashire interest. Earlier ties include South Africa 1970 tour (cancelled), Lancashire ‘Gillette’ Cup winners 1970, Australian tour of England 1977 etc. Some duplication. Good condition... View full lot details

Cricket ties. A selection of fourteen cricket ties in a glass fronted wooded display case. Fourteen ties including England home Test tie, England touring tie, M.C.C. ‘City’ tie, Australia tour of New Zealand players 1977 tie, Australia World Cup 1975 tie, New Zealand tour of England 1973 tour tie, International Wanderers tie, Centenary Test, Melbourne 1977, Zimbabwe tie, Gloucestershire Gillette Cup Winners 1973 tie, Harlequins tie, Lancashire Members tie etc. Sold with a large box... View full lot details

Cricket ties 1960’s to 1980’s. Good collection of home and international cricket ties, ties include ‘Australia World Cup 1975’, Australian tour of England & Sri Lanka 1981, Pakistan, Den Haag, Transvaal, West Indies, Ray Julian Benefit, Ken Barrington Benefit, Middlesex Gillette Cup Winners 1980, Surrey, Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire, Lancashire, Derbyshire, Sussex, Northampton, Kent members ties, Natwest ‘Man of the Match’ tie (old style and new style), B&H Cup 1981-82 (Somerset winners) etc. Over 75 ties. Sold... View full lot details

Phillip Carrick. Yorkshire 1970-1983. Maroon casual Yorkshire second XI polo shirt, by Lyle & Scott, worn by Carrick during the early 1970’s. Good condition... View full lot details

Daniel John Doran. Queensland 2005/06 to 2009/10. Queensland Bulls long sleeved cricket shirt issued to Doran. The shirt with Queensland emblem and sponsors logos to front and arms with ‘Doran’ to back. Size L. The shirt appears not to have been worn. The player played in the Devon League at one point and gifted the shirt to the late vendor... View full lot details

England Test cricket shirt with England emblem and Vodafone logo to chest signed by twenty seven England players. Signatures include Flintoff, Gough, A. Hollioake, Stewart, Butcher, Giles, Habib, Hussain, Knight, Read, Shah, Silverwood, Ward, White etc. A framed listing of the players names accompanies the shirt. Sold with a Kookaburra cricket shirt signed to chest by Geoff Boycott and Fred Trueman. VG... View full lot details

Arthur William Wellard. Somerset & England 1927-1950. England long sleeved test sweater worn by Wellard whilst playing for England in either 1937 against New Zealand or against the Australian tourists in 1938. The sweater by ‘Simpson of Piccadilly’ with England emblem of the three lions and crown in blue to centre. Minor wear otherwise in remarkably good condition for a pre World War II Test sweater. The sweater was given to Somerset historian and author... View full lot details

Steven J. Rhodes. Worcestershire & England 1985-2004. Worcestershire ‘Axa’ League green, white and black shirt with club emblem and ‘Powerline. MEB’ logo to chest worn by Steve Rhodes. ‘Rhodes’ to back. Signed to chest by Rhodes. Good condition... View full lot details

Neal Victor Radford. Transvaal, Lancashire, Worcestershire & England 1978-1995. Worcestershire ‘Axa’ League green, white and black shirt (1993) with club emblem and ‘ MEB’ logo to chest worn by Radford. ‘Radford’ to back. Signed to the shoulder area of the shirt on the white bands by thirty two former Worcestershire players. Signatures include Kenyon, Horton, Moody, Neale, Graveney, Helmsley, Hick, Radford, Booth, Curtis, Newport, Illingworth etc. Good condition. Previously sold by Knights as lot 315... View full lot details

‘Australian Youth XI’ sleeveless cricket sweater, by ‘Silver Fleece of Australia’, The sweater with trimming in Australian green and gold to neck and waist. Embroidered emblem of a running kangaroo and the wording ‘Australia Youth XI’ above and below in green. Player unknown. A rarely seen sweater. Good/very good condition... View full lot details

Matthew Hayden. Queensland & Australia 1991- 2008. ‘Young Australia England Tour 1995’ sleeveless cricket sweater, by ‘Silver Fleece of Australia’, The sweater with trimming in Australian green and gold to neck and waist. Embroidered A.C.B. emblem and the wording ‘Young Australia England Tour 1995’ below in blue. The vendor believes the sweater was worn by Hayden. A rarely seen sweater. Good/very good condition... View full lot details

Northamptonshire C.C.C. Northamptonshire maroon cricket cap circa 1920’s, by E.C. Devereux of Eton, with embroidered rose club emblem to front and makers label inside. The peak internally broken. Minor wear and breaking to internal lining otherwise in good condition... View full lot details

Charles William Jeffrey Athey. Yorkshire, Gloucestershire and Sussex 1976-1997. Yorkshire navy blue cloth 1st XI cricket cap worn by Athey whilst playing for Yorkshire, embroidered with the White Rose of Yorkshire to front. Some wear and several moth holes to cap peak... View full lot details

Oxford University Cricket Club circa 1960’s. Oxford University navy blue cap with embroidered raised emblem of entwined initials ‘O.U.C.C.’ to front. Makers name to inside label for Walters of Oxford. Player unknown. Some slight fading to cap, heavy wear and breaking to internal lining otherwise in good condition... View full lot details

Nottinghamshire navy blue cloth ist XI cricket cap with raised embroidered emblem of the Nottinghamshire crest to front with ‘Notts’ below. Player not known. Appears to be circa 1960/70’s. Minor wear otherwise in good condition... View full lot details

Roger Tolchard. Leicestershire & England 1965-1983. Leicestershire C.C.C. green cloth 1st XI cricket cap. With embroidered Leicestershire gold emblem of the running fox. Very minor staining otherwise in good condition. Previously sold by Knights in 2006... View full lot details

Christopher Edwards. Devon 1982-1986. Devon C.C.C. navy blue cloth cricket cap, with embroidered Devon emblem of a pale blue lion with a red tongue. The cap made by Pinder & Tuckwell Lyd of Exeter. Initials ‘C.J.E.’ to inner label. Good/very good condition... View full lot details

David Paul Hughes. Lancashire 1967-1991. Lancashire C.C.C. navy blue cloth cricket cap, by Foster of London, with beautifully embroidered Lancashire emblem of the red rose to front. D. Hughes’ to inner label. Minor wear internally otherwise in good/very good condition... View full lot details

Joseph ‘Joe’ Hardstaff. Nottinghamshire & England 1930-1955. Lord Tennyson’s tour to India 1937/38. Navy blue cloth cricket cap, by E.G. Devereux of Eton, with embroidered family arms of Tennyson emblem to front, worn by Hardstaff on the tour. Name handwritten to inner label. Minor wear internally otherwise in good/very good condition. A rarely seen pre war tour cap... View full lot details

Worcestershire 1st XI green cloth cricket cap. The cap, by Foster of London, with embroidered three black pears on shield county emblem to front. Player unknown. VG... View full lot details

Jason Foster. East Torrens District Cricket Club cricket cap, by ‘S.A. Cap Co, Oakbank, South Australia’ worn by Foster whilst playing for the club. The navy blue cap, by with distinctive red panel with emblem and club name to front. Very good condition... View full lot details

Hooped cricket cap. Attractive cream, white, black and blue hooped cricket cap, made by ‘Club Colours of Middlesex’. Size 71/4. Appears modern. Good/very good condition... View full lot details

Somerset navy blue county 1st XI cricket cap with county emblem to front. The cap by Dege of Savile Row. Ownership unknown. Good condition. Previously sold by Vennett-Smith auctioneers in 2002... View full lot details

Essex C.C.C. 1st XI black cricket blazer, by Guard’s of London, with wired Essex emblem of three gold seaxes on a red background with ‘Essex’ beneath attached to chest pocket. Good condition. Player not known... View full lot details

George William Richardson. Derbyshire 1959-1965. Derbyshire C.C.C. 1st XI navy blue cricket blazer, by Hepworths, with wired Derbyshire emblem of the royal crown and tudor rose attached to chest pocket. ‘G.W. Richardson’ printed to label to the neck of the blazer. Good condition... View full lot details

Edward Roy Nesfield, Worcestershire C.C.C. 1919-1920 & Somerset Stragglers. Somerset Stragglers striped cricket blazer, by D. Brown & Co of Taunton worn by Nesfield. The mid blue blazer with thin stripes of red and gold has name handwritten to the label at the neck of the blazer. In the pocket of the blazer is a moroccan leather cigarette case also in the Stragglers colours. The blazer and cigarette case worn, the blazer has a torn... View full lot details

Bruce Nicholas French. Nottinghamshire & England 1976-1995. M.C.C. Bicentenary mid blue blazer, by Burton of Leeds, with embroidered M.C.C. Bicentenary 1787-1987 emblem in black, gold and red to chest pocket. Typewritten note of authentication to pocket, signed by French. Previously sold by Vennett-Smith auctions as lot 190 in the Bruce French Benefit auction of 1991. Very good condition... View full lot details

Bruce Nicholas French. Nottinghamshire & England 1976-1995. Official mid blue blazer issued to and worn by French for the England ‘Rebel’ tour of South Africa in 1990/91, with tour emblem and date in scroll below to chest pocket. The blazer by ‘Phil Carrick Promotions’ with a signed note of authentication from French to pocket. Previously sold by Vennett-Smith auctions as lot 186 in the Bruce French Benefit auction of 1991. VG... View full lot details

John Tanner Neve. M.C.C. 1936. M.C.C. navy blue touring blazer worn by Neve on the M.C.C. tour of Canada in 1937. The blazer, by Devereux of Eton, embroidered with the M.C.C. emblem in white of St George & Dragon of England and below in scroll ‘Canada 1937’ to breast pocket. Trimming to the blazer edges, pockets and sleeves in M.C.C. colours of yellow and red. Name ‘J.T. Neve 1937’ handwritten to label below... View full lot details

Terence Patrick Lawrence. Essex C.C.C. 1933-1935. Corpus Christi College (Cambridge University) striped cricket blazer. The navy blue blazer, by Ryder & Amies of Cambridge, with vertical red and white stripes in bands and elaborate Corpus Christi College emblem of a ‘bleeding’ swan with ‘C.C.C.C.C.’ below has his name ‘T.P. Lawrence’ handwritten to the makers label to neck with date 6-8-30. Some wear and minor slight damage to material otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

David Capel. Northamptonshire & England 1981-1998. Northamptonshire navy blue cricket blazer worn by Capel during his career whilst playing for Northamptonshire. With attached Northamptonshire rose emblem attached to the chest, buttons with similar club emblem. Sold with copy note of authentication from Capel stating it was his first club blazer and was first issued when he joined the playing staff in 1980 VG... View full lot details

David Capel. Northamptonshire & England 1981-1998. England ‘A’ navy blue blazer, by Daks, worn by Capel during on the 1992/93 ‘A’ tour to Australia. Embroidered name ‘Capel’ to maker’s label. Previously sold at the David Capel Benefit Year auction and by Knights around 2018. VG... View full lot details

Hubert Ashton. Essex 1921-1939. The Hawks Club (Cambridge University) striped cricket blazer 1921. The maroon blazer, by J.T. Masters of Cambridge, with vertical yellow stripes, buttons with image of an hawk to each, was worn by Ashton. The Hawks Club, formed in 1872, represents the best sportsmen at the University and membership is by election only. Some minor wear and the odd small moth hole otherwise in good condition... View full lot details

Hubert Ashton. Essex 1921-1939. Free Foresters striped cricket blazer 1924. The striped blazer, by Sidney Smith of Cambridge, with vertical green, red and white/cream stripes was worn by Ashton and has his name handwritten to the neck label. The Free Foresters Club were formed in 1856 and are a wandering cricket club. Fading to the colours of the blazer, some wear and the odd moth hole otherwise in good condition. Sold with a Free Foresters... View full lot details

Hubert Ashton. Essex 1921-1939. The Chaps Cricket Club striped cricket blazer 1923. The mid blue blazer, by Sidney Smith of Cambridge, with vertical yellow stripes was worn by Ashton. Little is known of the Chaps Cricket Club except that it was a very exclusive and founded by Ashton and his friend Dick Stokes. Some fading to the colours of the blazer and some wear otherwise in good condition. In one of the pockets is a... View full lot details

Robert Alec ‘Bob’ Gale. Middlesex 1956-65. Middlesex First XI cricket blazer worn by Gale during his first class playing career with the club. The navy blue blazer with embroidered County emblem of three notched swords to chest pocket. Maker unknown. G/VG... View full lot details

Taunton’s School (Southampton) striped cricket blazer 1936. The mid blue blazer, by Basticks of Southampton, with vertical white and black stripes in bands, with embroidered school emblem with the words ‘Cricket 1936’ beneath to chest pocket. Good condition... View full lot details

Cricket blazer. Attractive striped cricket blazer with vertical stripes of mid blue, grey and red. Club unknown... View full lot details

John Harry Hampshire. Yorkshire, Tasmania, Derbyshire & England 1961-1984. Tasmania Cricket Association 1st XI cricket blazer worn by Hampshire when playing for Tasmania. The green blazer with Tasmanian emblem of a lion in red on a white background to chest. Minor wear and the odd small moth hole to blazer otherwise in good condition. A rarely seen State cricket blazer. The blazer was obtained by the vendor from Hampshire in 2010. Hampshire died in... View full lot details

Robin Geoffrey Marler. Sussex 1951-1968. M.C.C. ‘members’ blazer and tie worn by Marlar. The navy blue blazer and navy blue tie with emblem in red and yellow colours of the Marylebone Cricket Club. Gilt M.C.C. buttons to front of blazer and to sleeves. Marlar was President of M.C.C. in 2005/2006.Very good condition... View full lot details

Neal Victor Radford. Transvaal, Lancashire, Worcestershire & England 1978-1995. Worcestershire green 1st XI blazer with attached Worcestershire emblem to breast pocket. Worn by Radford during his playing career with the club. Radford’s initials to inside lining. Good condition. Previously sold by Knights in Neal Radford’s Benefit auction of July 1995... View full lot details

‘Worcestershire ‘Nat West’ Trophy winners 1994’. Worcestershire navy blue blazer, by James Barry, produced for players to wear at the Nat West Trophy Final 1994 at Lord’s. With Worcestershire emblem and match details to breast pocket. Player unknown G... View full lot details

Robert George Dylan Willis. Surrey, Warwickshire & England 1969-1984. Official black Warwickshire 1st XI blazer worn by Willis during his playing career. The blazer, by F.B. Menswear, with embroidered bear and ragged staff County emblem. Previously sold as lot 285 in Christie’s auction of Willis’s collection in October 1988. Original invoice and bidder card from the sale to pocket. Bob Willis died in 2019 at the age of 70. Good condition... View full lot details

Benjamin Caine Hollioake. Surrey & England 1996 to 2001. England ‘A’ navy blue touring blazer, by James Barry, worn by Hollioake during his playing career. The blazer with embroidered red England emblem of three lions and coronet to chest pocket. Very good condition. To chest pocket there is a Emirates boarding pass in the name of B. Hollioake for flight EK418 and dated 11th January. The blazer was obtained by the previous vendor direct from... View full lot details